David Sharaz said he didn't have the money to fight the lawsuit but called on the senator to settle with Brittany Higgins.
fiance, David Sharaz, will not fight a defamation case brought against him by former defence minister Linda Reynolds, saying he can't afford the legal costs.Sharaz's lawyer told the West Australian Supreme Court today that he didn't have the money to defend the case.David Sharaz, partner of Brittany Higgins arrives at the Perth Supreme Court in a mediation session with former Minister Linda Reynolds in March.
The case is separate to the judgment that ruled against Bruce Lehrmann in his defamation suit against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson. Justice Michael Lee found, on the balance of probabilities, Lehrmann had raped Higgins on a couch in Parliament House in 2019 because she had been too intoxicated to consent.
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